The Metronome All Stars

RCA Victor 20-3361.

10-inch 78 rpm 

A1. Overtime (Long Version) - a Pete Rugolo arrangement

Solos by Parker, Johnson, Winding, DeFranco, Tristano, Bauer, Safranski, Manne, Tristano and Bauer in counterpoint, Ventura, and finally a two-chorus four bars chase by Gillespie, Davis, Navarro in that order.

A2. Overtime (Short Version)  - a Pete Rugolo arrangement

Solos by Parker, Winding, DeFranco, Safranski, Manne, Ventura, Bauer, and Gillespie in that order

B1. Victory Ball (Long Version) - a Charlie Parker, Lennie Tristano, Billy Bauer arrangement

Solos by Parker, Davis, DeFranco, Johnson, Ventura, Winding, Navarro, Tristano, Caceres, Gillespie in that order.

B2. Victory Ball (Short Version) - a Charlie Parker, Lennie Tristano, Billy Bauer arrangement

Solos by Parker, DeFranco, Winding, Ventura, Tristano, and Gillespie in that order.

Dizzy Gillespie  (tp), 

Fats Navarro  (tp), 

Miles Davis (tp), 

Kai Winding  (tb), 

J. J. Johnson (tb), 

Buddy DeFranco (cl), 

Charlie Parker (as),

Charlie Ventura (ts), 

Ernie Caceres (bar), 

Lennie Tristano (p), 

Billy Bauer (g), 

Eddie Safranski (sb), 

Shelly Manne (dm), 

Pete Rugolo (arr.).

George Simon and Barry Ulanov - Metronome producers

Charlie Grean, Steve Sholes - RCA Victor producers

Recorded at Studio 2, 

Victor Studios, 

New York, NY.

January 3, 1949, 

7:30 p.m.–1:00 a.m.

by Lou Layton

The plan was to issue a 10-inch and a 12-inch 78 rpm record of two recorded tunes.

but the 12-inch version was never released.

The royalties from sales were scheduled to go the Unemployment Fund of American Federation of Musicians Local 802 and other charities